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'''Flimflams'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' PRIMA Official Strategy Guide|page=68, 69, 202, 203|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=September 22, 2008|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-7615-6113-2}}</ref> (also known simply as '''fire'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=2008|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' instruction manual|page=25|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo}}</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''. These small, fiery creatures turn [[Wario]] into [[Flaming Wario]] temporarily. They typically appear alongside [[Bonfire Block]]s, and Wario must reach one while burning to destroy it. In most appearances, Flimflams are produced from spawners, burn briefly, and fizzle out, but some are found burning endlessly. They may also be dropped from [[Slot machine (Wario Land: Shake It!)|slot machines]]. In [[Stonetooth Cave]], they are shown to be unable to ignite on [[Conveyor Belt]]s, and dissolve instantly on contact with water. In [[Slipshod Slopes]] and [[Freezing Fields]], a blue variant burns with ice, [[Frozen Wario|freezing Wario]] on contact, causing him to slide backwards and lose progress.
'''Flimflams'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. Wario Land: Shake It! PRIMA Official Strategy Guide. Pages 68, 69, 202, 203.</ref> (also known simply as '''fire'''<ref>''Wario Land: Shake It!'' English instruction manual. Page 25.</ref>) are small, fiery creatures found in various levels in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''. When [[Wario]] touches one, it [[Flaming Wario|ignites his whole body]] and causes him to run in a mindless panic. They typically appear alongside [[Bonfire Block]]s, and Wario must reach one while burning to destroy it.


==Names in other languages==
In most appearances, Flimflams are produced from spawners, burn briefly, and fizzle out, but some are found burning endlessly. They may also be dropped from [[Slot machine (Wario Land: Shake It!)|slot machines]]. In [[Stonetooth Cave]], they are shown to be unable to ignite on [[Conveyor Belt]]s, and dissolve instantly on contact with water. In [[Slipshod Slopes]] and [[Freezing Fields]], a blue variant burns with ice, [[Frozen Wario|freezing Wario]] on contact, causing him to slide backwards and lose progress.
{{foreign names
|Jap=モクボー
|JapR=Mokubō
|Jap2=アイスモクボー
|Jap2R=Aisu Mokubō
|JapM=A portmanteau of「もくもく」(''mokumoku'', onomatopoeic word for rising smoke) and「坊」(''bō'', an affectionate term for guys), and/or「ボーボー」(''bōbō'', onomatopoeia for burning)
|Jap2M=Ice Flimflam
}}


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